Forum Rules

by **erront55** Mon Sep 05, 2011 4:29 am

General

We want every member to have an enjoyable experience and therefore expect that anyone
who has an account on this forum will act in a responsible manner and
have respect for their fellow users. The forum guidelines exist to help
maintain a friendly and supportive atmosphere for everyone who
participates in the community.

Posting Guidelines:

When posting a new topic, please select the forum that best relates to the
subject matter of your topic. When posting a new topic do not use the
CAPS lock. It is hard to read and is considered shouting.

Personal Information

Please do not post personal information on the forum. ie:- email addressess or home contact details.

Attachments & Links:

Images, material or links to images and/or material whether real, satirical or
implied that are obscene, indecent, lewd, pornographic, violent,
abusive, insulting, or threatening in nature are not permitted on this
site. Anyone who posts such images will be permanently banned. The
moderators and Admin will do their best to delete offensive images as
soon as is possible.

Sigs & Avatars:

Sinatures no larger than 200 x 400 please. Avatars can be 100 wide X 100 high to a maximum of 64Kb

Language Guidelines:

Libellous, unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, harmful, sexist,
homophobic, threatening, obscene, racially offensive or otherwise
objectionable material will not be tolerated. Derogatory statements,
direct or indirect personal attacks are strictly not permitted. Posts
that are regarded as argumentative or inciting an argument will not be
allowed. The Moderators and Admin work extremely hard at keeping the
forum free from such posts, however they will not be held responsible
for any posts that contravene these guidelines.

Impersonating someone else:

This is unacceptable, as is adopting an inappropriate screen name (one that
is vulgar, offensive, etc.) Posting under multiple usernames is also
forbidden.

Swear Filters:

These are here for a reason. Attempting to by-pass them may lead to you being banned.

Non-English Threads & Text-Talk:

Any messages written in another language will be deleted as they make the
forum very hard to moderate. Also, please try to avoid using "text-talk"
as it can be difficult for everyone to read.

PM Guidelines:

If exclusively personal contact is needed, use the Private Message system.
Do not post a topic where only one member is expected to answer. Also
please do not pass personal contact details via PM. PM abuse is
unacceptable and absolutely against forum rules. Please let a Moderator
know immediately if this happens to you.

Copyright Guidelines:

Copyright infringement is illegal. When posting copyrighted material, please use
small sections or link to the article. When posting copyrighted material
please give credit to the author in your post. Download links are
allowed on this site for performances and interviews, but illegal
download links for audio or video of unreleased or official material are
strictly forbidden, and anyone posting such material, or information on
how to obtain in, will be banned. If you are unsure as to whether the
link you wish to post falls within this category, please contact a
Moderator before posting.

Sales & Unofficial Merchandise:

Please be aware that selling of any merchandise is not allowed on this forum.
Any other sales must be done via ebay, or a similar site.

Reporting Violations:

If you witness a posting that violates these terms, please report this
post to a Moderator or Admin and it will be handled. Any comments posted
that violate our Guidelines are routinely removed as soon as possible.
We reserve the right to close the accounts of persistent violators of
these Rules of Conduct.

Consequences of Violations:

All users who register to this forum agree to be bound by the rules and
terms and conditions. Changes to the rules and terms and conditions will
be publicised and further posting to the forum indicates acceptance of
any publicised rule. Any user who breaks the rules or terms and
conditions may have their message removed.

1- If a member breaks the rules an initial warning will be given, explaining the reason for it.
2- If the member breaks the rules again a temporary ban will be given - at Admin/Moderators discretion.
3-
If the member breaks the rules repeatedly a full ban will be enforced.
Severe violations may result in immediate banning (temporary or
permanent as necessary)